Definition of Abortion

Abortion The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. The immature product of an untimely birth. Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion. Related Definitions: Abortion, Absorbed, Act, An, Any, Anything, Arrest, As, Attempt, Before, Birth, Capable, Come, Complete, Development, Does, Expulsion, Failure, Fetus, Formation, Fruit, Giving, His, Human, Immature, Imperfect, In, Is, It, Life, Matured, Maturity, Miscarriage, Not, Of, Or, Organ, Particularly, Perfect, Premature, Produce, Product, Progress, Proved, So, Sustaining, That, The, To, Untimely, Which

Abortion Quotations The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between. Mother Teresa Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State. Edward Abbey Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down; government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words "abortion" or "tax hikes" pass their lips. Ann Coulter The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the two defining issues in the evangelical community these days. I'm sure that these hot buttons will be pushed, time and time again. Tony Campolo In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion. Tony Campolo I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion. Tony Campolo However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice. Tony Blair My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views. Stephen Harper But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion. Stephen Harper I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion. Stephen Harper

Abortion Translations abortion in Dutch is abortus provocatus, abortus abortion in German is fehlerbedingtes Abbrechen {n}, Abtreibung {f} abortion in Italian is aborto abortion in Norwegian is misfoster, abort abortion in Spanish is aborto abortion in Swedish is missfall, abort